Black Maple vs Redclaw

Acer nigrum compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Redclaw
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Malacostraca (软甲纲)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Decapoda (十足目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Parastacidae
Genus	Acer	Cherax
Species	Acer nigrum	Cherax quadricarinatus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.